# Jitheesh Vattely: PHP & Magento developer (UK)

> Freelance senior PHP and Magento / Adobe Commerce developer based in Chesterfield, England, working since 2011. Engineer on the Leicester City FC official store (shop.lcfc.com) and its Kit Builder shirt personalisation product. Also takes on Laravel, WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify and Go work, and acts as an independent consultant for retailers choosing an eCommerce agency. First task (up to two hours) is free.

## Contact

- Email: jitheeshvo@gmail.com
- Phone: +44 7424 920135
- Contact form: https://jitheesh.uk/#contact (fields: name, store URL, email, message)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jitheeshvo/
- GitHub: https://github.com/Jitheesh
- Hours: UK, European and US overlapping hours. Replies within two hours during working hours; under two hours when a store is down.

## Services

- Emergency rescue: broken checkout, payment gateway errors, 500 errors, extension conflicts.
- Speed and Core Web Vitals: query clean-up, Varnish and Redis tuning, asset work, Hyvä.
- Safe upgrades and security patches, tested on staging before production.
- Integrations: ERP, EPOS, CRM, tax, search, couriers and payments (JD Edwards, HubSpot, Avalara, Adyen, Klarna, Stripe, Algolia).
- Product personalisation: name, number, badge and print configurators such as Kit Builder.
- Headless and GraphQL: APIs for Nuxt, Alokai and PWA storefronts.
- Monthly retainer: a fixed block of senior hours, month to month, no long-term contract.
- Site maintenance for any platform: Magento, Adobe Commerce, Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce, Laravel, bespoke PHP and Go services and APIs.
- Agency advice: shape the brief, shortlist suitable agencies, vet proposals, then technical oversight once work starts.
- First task free: up to two hours of audit, bug fix or diagnosis on staging at no cost.

## How work is delivered

AI agents investigate, draft changes and run tests (coding standards, static analysis, browser tests). Three human gates: Jitheesh confirms the cause, reviews every changed line, and the client approves on staging before anything goes live. No testing on live production; AI tools never get production access.

## Selected work (live stores)

Projects Jitheesh has led or worked on, most as Head of Magento Backend at Digital Boutique (UK). The stores belong to their owners.


- Leicester City FC, https://shop.lcfc.com: headless Magento 2.4 with a Nuxt storefront, 2018 to now. Kit Builder, EPOS integration, single sign-on, Adyen, Klarna, Algolia, Yotpo.
- Goodfellow, https://www.goodfellow.com: B2B catalogue of 170,000 materials on Adobe Commerce Cloud.
- Goodfellow Reference Materials, https://reference-materials.goodfellow.com/en: headless Alokai storefront on Adobe Commerce Cloud 2.4.7.
- Trade Radiators, https://www.traderadiators.com: Adobe Commerce Cloud 2.4.6, trade accounts, BTU calculator.
- ETB Technologies, https://www.etb-tech.com: 130,000+ products, configurable servers, about 40 custom modules.
- Sherrin and Spalding Australia, https://www.sherrin.com.au: two brands on one Magento install.
- Stoneridge Optac, https://stoneridge-optac.com: Hyvä storefront in seven languages, JD Edwards ERP.
- Liverpool FC (past project), https://store.liverpoolfc.com: Magento 2 store and Kit Builder.

## Background

- 2011: Junior Software Engineer, Luminescent Digital (offshore team for UK agency Envoy Digital).
- 2012: Magento Certified Developer.
- 2018: Technical Lead, Digital Boutique (UK).
- 2023: Head of Magento Backend, Digital Boutique.
- 10 LinkedIn recommendations from clients, managers and colleagues.

## Pages

- [Home](https://jitheesh.uk/): overview, recommendations, services, agency advice and contact.
- [Work](https://jitheesh.uk/work/): projects led and worked on, with details and a screen gallery.
- [Magento upgrades](https://jitheesh.uk/magento-upgrades/): Magento 2 and Adobe Commerce version upgrades by a UK developer with 15 years on Magento. Extension and theme compatibility, PHP and OpenSearch changes, tested on staging before go-live. First task free.
- [Security patches](https://jitheesh.uk/magento-security-patches/): Apply Magento 2 and Adobe Commerce security patches and hotfixes quickly and safely. Tested on staging, released when you approve. UK developer, 15 years on Magento. First task free.
- [Security audit](https://jitheesh.uk/magento-security-audit/): Magento 2 security audit and hardening: patch level, admin access, extensions, server configuration and code review, with a prioritised fix list. UK Magento developer since 2011.
- [Speed & Core Web Vitals](https://jitheesh.uk/magento-performance/): Make your Magento 2 store faster: slow queries, full-page cache, Varnish, Redis, OpenSearch, images and Core Web Vitals, including Hyvä. UK Magento developer with 15 years' experience.
- [Bug fixes & rescue](https://jitheesh.uk/magento-bug-fixes/): Broken checkout, payment errors, 500 errors or extension conflicts? Fast Magento 2 bug fixing and emergency support from a UK developer with 15 years' experience. Under two hours to respond when your store is down.
- [Site maintenance](https://jitheesh.uk/website-maintenance/): Ongoing maintenance and support for any website: Magento, Adobe Commerce, Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce, Laravel, bespoke PHP and Go. Updates, security, fixes, monitoring and small features on a monthly retainer.
- [Sitemap](https://jitheesh.uk/sitemap.xml)